Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Mmmm....Chocolate Crinkles!

Huh. Here I was all set to post a lovely recipe for cookies I only remember ever making near the holidays - Chocolate Crinkles. They're the ones Penguin & I were making here. I even took some photos of them all lined up pretty, cooling on their wire racks.

But hey...
I guess I didn't need to...

Oh well, at least I can add the note that we like them much better when they're made with baking chocolate, rather than the substitution of butter & cocoa - they hold their shape better & stand up taller. Still yummy either way though!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

December's Theme - OUR Traditional Holiday Favorites

Happy December, everyone! It seems like, from Thanksgiving, we are in a season of deliciousness and tradition (and maybe a little gluttony). We all have favorite dishes that get made every Thanksgiving, favorite cookies and sweets that help bring in the holidays, fond memories of cooking and baking with family.

I'd love to hear some of your favorite or traditional holiday recipes. Maybe your family does a big bunch of lefse every year. Maybe it wouldn't be Christmas without Great-Grandma's caramels. Maybe you always ring in the New Year with black-eyed peas for luck. Maybe you've got your own personal or family traditional foods (possibly accompanied by a story with how it came to be a tradition?).

This is kind of a hard one for me to do links to previous recipes. If you're looking for something, please do use the labels off in the right sidebar for things like "Cookies and Bars" or "Appetizer/Cocktail Food" or go way up to the top left corner and type in a specific search term to search Recipeeps 4 Us for it.

If you've already posted one of your traditional holiday recipes, give us a heads up by leaving a comment here. And do tell us about YOUR traditional holiday favorites either in a comment here, or by sharing a recipe, or posting a story! Thanks!